diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/wasmedge/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/wasmedge/default.nix
index f925970ac93d..d4f766237fca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/wasmedge/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/wasmedge/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 , llvmPackages
 , boost
 , cmake
-, gtest
 , spdlog
 , libxml2
 , libffi
@@ -46,6 +45,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DWASMEDGE_FORCE_DISABLE_LTO=ON"
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    echo -n $version > VERSION
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://wasmedge.org/";
     license = with licenses; [ asl20 ];